With Aizen sealed, the exhausted Gotei 13 takes stock of its wounded and its dead. Ichigo dwells on the loneliness he felt inside his enemy, then reunites with his friends only to collapse in agony as his powers start to fade.
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Summary
Mayuri Kurotsuchi prepares to shift the real Karakura Town back to the living world, granting the soul reapers still inside a curt ten seconds to open a Senkaimon before he acts. Elsewhere, Unohana finishes mending the Visored, unsure whether Hiyori will choose to keep living, and accepts Shinji's awkward gratitude even as he insists they are not allies.
Key Events
Byakuya and Kenpachi come home from Hueco Mundo, the latter grumbling that his clash with Yammy was tedious. Amid the ruins there, Yammy lies broken and one-armed, and with his last breath he asks why the small Hollow hound at his side bothered to come back before he dies. In the crater where Ichigo fought, Urahara relays that Aizen's sealed form has been carried to the Seireitei for the Central 46 to judge.
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Notes
Ichigo wonders aloud whether the Hogyoku truly cast Aizen off, recalling how its power fed on the hearts around it, and decides that what he touched in Aizen's blade was pure solitude, a man forever wishing he were nothing more than an ordinary soul reaper. Orihime, Uryu, Rukia, Sado, and Renji arrive, but the reunion breaks off when Ichigo abruptly drops and cries out in pain as his friends rush to his side. Episode 310 adapts the chapter.
Frequently Asked Questions
What happens in Bleach chapter 422, the silent victory?
In the silent victory, with Aizen sealed, the exhausted Gotei 13 takes stock of its wounded and its dead. Ichigo reflects on the loneliness he felt inside his enemy, then reunites with his friends only to collapse in agony as his powers begin to fade.
What does Ichigo feel he sensed inside Aizen in the silent victory?
In the silent victory, Ichigo decides that what he touched in Aizen's blade was pure solitude, the presence of a man forever wishing he were nothing more than an ordinary soul reaper.
What happens to Yammy in the silent victory?
In the silent victory, Yammy lies broken and one-armed amid the ruins of Hueco Mundo, and with his last breath he asks why the small Hollow hound at his side bothered to come back before he dies.
Where is Aizen's sealed form taken in the silent victory?
In the silent victory, Urahara relays that Aizen's sealed form has been carried to the Seireitei for the Central 46 to judge.
Why does Ichigo collapse at the end of the silent victory?
In the silent victory, Ichigo's reunion with Orihime, Uryu, Rukia, Sado, and Renji breaks off when he abruptly drops and cries out in pain as his Shinigami powers start to fade. The chapter is adapted in Episode 310.
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